My Problem

Livré en une semaine à la maison, et le matériel correspond parfaitement à mes attentes.

My Fix

Nikel

My Advice

Neant

My Problem

So my circa 1995 Sega Nomad was having some issues due to an unfortunate match between my basement, it and flood water. Needless to say, there were a few things that didn't work anymore such as the LCD screen or the NiIMH battery pack.

My Fix

It was a 2 day affair:

On day 1 I took time to disassemble the Nomad, de-solder the old screen, sacrifice a backup camera display screen, pin out the needed video sources and make a new video wiring harness using the new more advanced screen and hot glue the sucker in place. I managed not to let the magic smoke out, so no regrets there. The new screen is much brighter and has higher resolution that the original screen while using less power so that is definitely a win as well.

On day 2 I opened the old NiMH battery pack, removed the old bits, desoldered the original charging socket for later, dremmeled out the old battery supports, figured out the placement for a Lithium ion camcorder battery pack, mapped out the charging circuits in an AC/DC home and car charger for the battery, cut the charger apart preserving the 12V DC portion in such a way that would fit into the remainder of the battery pack shell. I soldered the charging circuits back together and wired the stock DC input socket to the charger inputs. I also used the bi-color charge indicator led and extended the connections to it so it fit in the original charge indicator led hole so it would show charging (red) or charged (green). I made a small wiring harness to tie the battery contact leads, charger and nomad contact leads together and sealed it up with hot glue. I currently get about 4 hours of runtime with the new battery pack.

My Advice

The Nomad screen upgrade went well though it is about a mm off center, I wish I had centered it more carefully before hot gluing it down, I may fix it later with a heat gun. The battery pack refit might have also benefited from an independent shutoff to disconnect the battery from rest of the harness to prevent slow discharge into the charging circuits. Also, using hot glue to reseal the pack has not proved durable so it will start to pop open occasionally though I don't want to permanently seal it shut either. I'm still trying to work out what to do with that.

My Problem

My speakers stop working on my iPhone 4S. I tried various noninvasive recommended solutions to fix the problem - none worked. I then knew the speakers had to be replaced. I came across an iFixit Guide. After reviewing the guide, which seemed clear and uncomplicated, I order the speaker part plus the Pro Tech Toolkit.

My Fix

Once I received my order, I sat down with iFixit Guide in hand and within 2 hours I was finished with the repair. Why so long? Well, I have Parkinson's, which slows me down due to the shakes I get (those tiny little screws can be challenging). And I had a tough time in reconnecting to the logic board - the alignment was tight. The Pro Tech Toolkit was a project saver - having the right tools was critical to completing this repair. Thank you iFixit

My Advice

The Guide is very helpful...review it through and be mindful of how you layout the parts for reassembly. I struggled to reattach the logic board connector. Maybe there's an easier way to do it when it comes to aligning up the connectors? However, make sure you have a good light source to shine upon this connector when reattaching - it is certainly helpful to see what your attempting.

My Problem

I had to replace the batterie and the Home button of my Iphone

My Fix

Really easy thanks to your instructions and video

My Advice

Just read the entire instruction before starting ;-)

My Problem

Couldn't find a good pentalobe 5 screw driver before to open my Macbook Air. Tool set just got arrived on the 30th day, good counting people.

My Fix

Great tool, good strength, built to last. Very complete tool set that can pretty much satisfy every electronic repair needs. Finally a satisfying tool set for all my computer repairs. Good job iFixit.

My Advice

Maybe a little handle on the roll-up tool bag for easier carry.

My Problem

my iMac 20" intel core duo (#2105) was no longer turning on

My Fix

still in progress

I ended up damaging the SATA HDD connection to the motherboard - the whole connection pulled off the motherboard

I also damaged the plastic housing for the optical disk drive during removal - superglue to the rescue!

I forgot to try removing the cable with a spudger

My Advice

would like to see BIG RED SHINY letters and warning signs prior to the instructions to remove SATA connection with the spudger (guide - replacing power supply)

My Problem

I fix computers, land this tool set is the best I have seen. My coworker has one, and i instantly fell in love. Even though my work won't pay for it, I won't be regretting this decision any time in the future.

My Fix

so far so good. Never had such a comprehensive toolkit for computers! Love it.

My Advice

If you are on the edge of purchasing, do it. As long as it isn't for one or two projects, but a lifetime of work with a computer, this is going to be the kit you need. I would find this overkill for a single project, just buy the tools you need. This is comprehensive, amazing and has made my job much easier. I no longer have to search through a box to find the right tool. I have it here.

My Problem

My sister damaged her iPhone so I replaced the back panel, fixed a friend's computer (she needed an upgrade, more RAM and SSD) and another friend's desktop (really loud fan). I also work in IT and like to tinker with things in my spare time.

My Fix

With the tools from iFixit the work couldn't have gone better! The pro Tech Toolkit is great and I really like the dust blower- works well and environmentally friendly, what else could you ask for?

My Advice

Always ask if you're not sure about something (it's a much better option than struggling and making a big mistake when working on your computer).

My Problem

We use these barcode scanners in our warehouse to do order picking. But apparently the device wasn't to happy falling 9 meters to a concrete floor. Only the digitizer broke though.

My Fix

With the Pro tech toolkit it went like a charm. It's great finally having some descent tools to do these kind of small fixes. I did have to find a instruction video on youtube.

My Advice

Don't drop your scanner from a forklift

My Problem

The screen connector on my iPhone 4s became loose and the Apple store would not open up the phone to correct it. They wanted to charge me ~145$ to swap out the phone. :-(

My Fix

Everything went fine. I did find an extra screw in the case (the phone does not rattle anymore). I did check to see if I had missed a screw but I had not. I guess Apple is not including spare parts with their phones ;)

My Advice

If you can fix it your self do so, as Apple will just charge you to swap out a phone (or other Apple product) that can be fixed with just a little bit of elbow grease.